Belgian researchers - Astronomy

Castermans, Thierry
PhD student

Born in 1977 in Brussels. Master’s degree in Physics
at UMH (2000) and in Astrophysics, Geophysics and Spatial Sciences
at ULg (2002). Currently PhD student at UMH (track reconstruction
improvement and ultra high energy analysis) and monitoring
coordinator of the AMANDA detector. Worked during the 2004-2005
season at South Pole for the calibration of AMANDA. Also involved
in physics outreach activities (“Printemps des Sciences”,
design and presentation of physics experiments for secondary
schools, articles in the review of the astronomy club at UMH).